Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2019
The newly established Autonomous Technology Group is part of Daimler Trucks’ global effort to put highly automated trucks onto the roads within a decade. In addition, the founders of Torc Robotics will continue to be part of the company’s management team. More locations will follow as the test fleet is built up and deployed.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
DECEMBER 28, 2006
The conversion process highly recommends installing a new clutch assembly, so I ordered a clutch kit from Driving Source NW in Salem, OR (part # POR055822) on December 27th. I talked with Alan over at A & P Specialities in Portland and he gave me a quote for labor to replace the suspension parts.
Open Source Civic EV Kit
APRIL 22, 2008
In the process, I've found several folks in the Portland area who are willing to help out with a variety of skills and talents. getting a '92-'95 Civic and start hacking away to get the battery boxes and other components laid out starting on documentation for the conversion kit (tool list, parts list, etc.)
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
OCTOBER 14, 2006
This is a picture of the yellow 914 that I'm going to be purchasing from Camp914 near Portland as a base platform for the electric vehicle conversion. He ran into a nasty flu over Thanksgiving and then ran into parts problems around Christmas. He ran into a nasty flu over Thanksgiving and then ran into parts problems around Christmas.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JUNE 22, 2007
I ran out to United Welding Supply today in Portland (on NE MLK) and picked up 20 feet of 2/0 welding cable. a foot, that's the best price I've seen in the Portland area by far. I volunteer at a local non-profit called FreeGeek that recycles computer parts. Parkrose hardware had it for $7.00/foot
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JULY 1, 2007
The instructions for the AC kit tell you to slide the motor speed control box through the two-inch hole that was cut in the wall between the engine compartment and the rear luggage compartment. Electro Auto forgot to include the post terminals for the most-positive and most-negative connections in the kit.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MAY 1, 2007
Since I'm still waiting on parts from ElectroAuto, I decided to take the plunge and do some extensive research on Lead-Acid battery technology. The 914 AC kit uses 8V golf cart batteries and I'm wondering if different batteries like Hawkers or Optima Yellow-Top batteries would be better.
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